Crime and Cybercrime Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering crime, cybercrime, and everyday words and phrases along with their German translations and example sentences.

AI (artificial intelligence)

German: KI (künstliche Intelligenz). Example: "She studies how AI is used to commit crimes."

data (pl)

German: Daten. Example: "We regularly warn people about phishing mails and data theft."

in recent years

German: in den letzten Jahren. Example: "In recent years, cyber scams have increased."

to increase

German: ansteigen, zunehmen. Example: "As technology gets better, cybercrime is increasing."

particular

German: bestimmt, speziell, besonders. Example: "We are looking for a person who was in a particular area of town on a particular day."

regularly

German: regelmäßig. Example: "We regularly warn people about phishing attacks."

to confirm

German: bestätigen. Example: "The police can confirm what I've told you."

jewellery

German: Schmuck. Example: "They've stolen all my valuables. All my money, all my jewellery is gone."

suspicious

German: verdächtig. Example: "The police didn't wear a uniform because they didn't want the criminals to become suspicious."

to confess

German: gestehen, beichten. Example: "We arrested the thief but she didn't confess."

purpose

German: Absicht, Zweck, Ziel. Example: "Her main purpose in life is to help others."

account

German: Konto. Example: "Somebody hacked into my Facebook account."

common

German: häufig; gewöhnlich. Example: "One of the most common passwords people use is Password."

to access

German: einsteigen, zugreifen. Example: "A hacker needs your password to access your personal accounts."

to consist of

German: sich aus etw. zusammensetzen. Example: "Most websites ask for a password that consists of eight characters."

invisible

German: unsichtbar. Example: "Cybercrimes are often invisible. Not many people can see them."

to keep in contact

German: in Kontakt bleiben. Example: "A lot of people regularly use social media to keep in contact with friends."

weapon

German: Waffe. Example: "A hacker's weapon is the computer."

witness

German: Zeuge/Zeugin. Example: "There are often no witnesses to cybercrimes."

advantage

German: Vorteil. Example: "AI has many advantages and it can help to solve crimes."

to look into

German: nachforschen, ermitteln. Example: "The police said that they would look into the cybercrime case."

police department

German: Polizeibehörde. Example: "The police department we work with uses AI to find out where crimes happened."

to predict

German: voraussagen. Example: "AI can predict what criminals may do in the future."

to reduce

German: reduzieren, verringern. Example: "They are working together to reduce cybercrime incidents."

violence

German: Gewalt. Example: "The police were able to reduce gun violence incidents by 47%."

ID

German: Ausweis. Example: "He used a fake ID to get into the club."

pattern

German: Muster. Example: "The story follows a certain pattern."

tiring

German: ermüdend, anstrengend. Example: "It had been a tiring day, and he could finally sit down."

imagination

German: Vorstellungskraft, Einbildung. Example: "Use your imagination to write a story."

complaint

German: Beschwerde. Example: "She went back to the shop to make a complaint."

misunderstanding

German: Missverständnis. Example: "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Here are your new headphones."

receipt

German: Quittung, Kassenbohn. Example: "Sorry, I can't take these back without a receipt."

to regret

German: bereuen. Example: "That man is going to regret not taking me seriously."